Volleyball Preview: Padua Franciscan Bruins vs. Beaumont School Blue Streaks
After three games on the road, Padua Franciscan is heading back home. They will host the Beaumont School Blue Streaks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Padua Franciscan had just enough and edged Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy out 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Padua Franciscan got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 16-25, 25-20, 21-25, 15-8.
Padua Franciscan relied on the efforts of Giulia Reginelli, who had 12 digs, and Amber Zver, who had 13 digs, six kills, and six kills. Zver is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Padua Franciscan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Beaumont School posted their biggest win since September 7th on Saturday. Everything went their way against North Ridgeville as Beaumont School made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Streaks.
Beaumont School never let North Ridgeville on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-17, 27-25.
Beaumont School found their leader in underclassman Theresa Angert, who had ten digs and three aces.
Padua Franciscan has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Beaumont School, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Padua Franciscan has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Beaumont School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Padua Franciscan's way against Beaumont School in their previous matchup back in August, as Padua Franciscan made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Padua Franciscan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Beaumont School turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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